ICL vs CVI vs SSL Stock Comparison

Icl, Cvr Energy and Sasol Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.81 -6.4% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
13.10%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$61.92 +20.1% 1M +56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.22B
P/E
90.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
0.32%
Oil Refining Energy
2 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.42 +24.2% 1M +165.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.39B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Icl leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Icl 5, Sasol 3, Cvr Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICLCVISSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.21B $6.22B $11.39B SSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 90.2x 15.3x ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 18.4x 5.3x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +17.9% — CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 0.8% — ICL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.10% 0.32% 0.00% ICL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% +56.4% +165.5% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.0%/yr +25.8%/yr +0.4%/yr CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 54.5% 54.1% ICL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 24/100 — ICL

Percentile Scorecard

ICLCVISSL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisICLCVISSL
Valuation 98 #3 of 94 5 #22 of 23 95 #6 of 99
Growth 47 #49 of 92 44 #11 of 19 –
Profitability 82 #17 of 89 29 #13 of 18 –
Financial Health – 44 #14 of 24 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 70 0 #18 of 18 –
Overall 82 24 –
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodICLCVISSLSPY
1 month -6.4%+20.1%+24.2% -0.8%
3 months -6.8%+81.6%+52.3% +3.5%
6 months -13.2%+91.2%+36.9% +7.0%
Year to date -15.8%+143.4%+167.6% +12.2%
1 year -26.7%+56.4%+165.5% +13.0%
3 years 0.0%+99.7%+32.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year 0.0%+26.0%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years -44.1%+214.8%+2.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.0%+25.8%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years +30.7%+315.8%-37.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+15.3%-4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureICLCVISSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%54.5%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%50.7%55.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.77-0.35-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.681.043.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-63.1%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-1.9%-3.3% -1.8%
52-week high $6.82$63.12$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $4.70$20.72$6.00 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleICLCVISSL
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 21.6x 90.2xmedian 9.5x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 9.5xmedian 7.3x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 15.8x 17.7xmedian 9.5x 3.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.6x 8.4xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 1.66 -1.83median 0.35 —median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsICLCVISSL
Revenue $7.71B $8.47B –
Gross profit $2.36B $517.00M –
Operating income $715.00M $350.00M –
Net income $654.00M $171.00M –
Free cash flow $1.19B $351.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.54 $0.69 –
Cash & equivalents $496.00M $737.00M $2.64B
Total debt – $1.77B $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 100.50M 642.00M
Enterprise value $2.90B $4.01B $757.36M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricICLCVISSL
P/E 9.0x 90.2x 15.3x
P/FCF 5.2x 17.7x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.7x –
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B – 8.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 8.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 9.5x –
EV/EBIT 8.0x 20.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 4.8x 20.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 -1.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICLCVISSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 17.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -5.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.2% 404.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -21.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.7% 207.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -26.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.7% 162.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -37.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 88.4% 120.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.4% -49.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 320.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -15.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.5% 750.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -19.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICLCVISSL
Gross margin 30.6% 6.1% –
EBITDA margin – 9.0% –
Operating margin 9.3% 4.1% –
Pretax margin 9.9% 2.8% –
Net margin 9.0% 0.8% –
FCF margin 15.4% 4.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 6.3% –
Return on equity – 23.1% –
Return on assets – 4.3% –
Return on invested capital – 10.2% –
Return on capital employed – 12.7% –
Asset turnover – 2.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICLCVISSL
Debt / assets – 43.4% 30.1%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 81.8% 53.3%
Equity / assets – 18.2% 46.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 3.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICLCVISSL
Dividend yield 13.1% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 13.1% 0.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusICLCVISSL
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 – +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +43.5% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.47BFY2026 $9.70BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% -23.7% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICLCVISSL
Held by institutions 13.7% 100.0% 4.7%
Institutions holding 221 223 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.5% +2.0% -7.6%
Institutions buying 140 105 111
Institutions selling 56 75 45
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.40 2.47

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ICLCVISSL
ICL 1.00 0.08 0.04
CVI 0.08 1.00 0.28
SSL 0.04 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICL, CVI and SSL?

Sasol (SSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Icl (ICL) $6.21B, Cvr Energy (CVI) $6.22B, Sasol (SSL) $11.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICL, CVI and SSL?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Icl (ICL) 9.0x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 90.2x, Sasol (SSL) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Icl (ICL) 12.0x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 18.4x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Energy (CVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Icl (ICL) +10.9%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icl (ICL) has the highest net margin (Icl (ICL) 9.0%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Icl (ICL) -26.7%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +56.4%, Sasol (SSL) +165.5%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (Icl (ICL) -11.0%/yr, Cvr Energy (CVI) +25.8%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Icl (ICL) has the highest dividend yield: Icl (ICL) 13.10%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.32%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%. Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Icl (ICL) has been the steadiest (Icl (ICL) 39.0%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.5%, Sasol (SSL) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICL, CVI and SSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Icl (ICL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.